@article{
author = "Baiwen, L and Ishiguro, Seiji and Škorić, Miloš M. and Takamaru, H and Sato, T",
year = "2004",
abstract = "The mechanism of electron acceleration by intense laser pulse interacting with an underdense plasma layer is examined by one-dimensional particle-m-cell (1D-PIC) simulations. The standard dephasing limit and the electron acceleration process are discussed briefly. A new phenomenon, of short high-quality, well-collimated return relativistic electron beam with thermal energy spread, is observed in the direction opposite to laser propagation. The process of the electron beam formation, its characteristics, and the time-history in x and p, space for test electrons in the beam, are analyzed and exposed clearly. Finally, an estimate for the maximum electron energy appears in a good agreement with simulation results.",
journal = "Laser and Particle Beams",
title = "Acceleration of high-quality, well-collimated return beam of relativistic electrons by intense laser pulse in a low-density plasma",
volume = "22",
number = "3",
pages = "307-314",
doi = "10.1017/S0263034604223151"
}